Background:

I have a 2010 Lancer Ralliart SportBack. Recaro package. 100% stock.

Bought it in April of this year.

Had an issue with the Car not starting in Cold/Wet weather. Dealership said nothing was wrong. Hasn't happened since I took it in. Ok, think everything is good.

Routine Maintenence Required Light is continually On. Oilchange... BOOM back on. Never goes off. But never a problem with the car.

Its COLD here, bone chilling cold (pittsburgh, pa). Didn't drive it at all yesterday and it was snow covered.

I go to and from work today with no problem. Then I leave to go to the bar, and out of nowhere, my car LOSES the ability to shift into first, third or fifth gear. It will 'idle' in first gear, but soon as I stepped on the gas, it went to 2nd gear.

NOTHING. Wont do it in Normal/Sport, nor with the paddles.

Car still runs in those gears (2, 4, 6) fine, but EVERY time it shifted from 4th to 6th there was insane shift shock (to be expected I suppose).

I turn around and got the car back to my driveway. Turned it off. Gave it a few minutes, and turned it back on.

The son of a ***** worked fine.

Normal... Sport... 'Manual'... shifted perfectly.

I will attempt to drive it to work tomorrow, and will see what happens.

 

bring it to the stealership for them to check it out probably ECU is acting weird... for all i know our car run 3 computers if one fail all others will follow

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeMwC...eature=related
forward to 3:43 for the SST

 

Limp mode.

Do you have a CEL as well?

 

Im assuming that's what the 'routine maintenance' light is. If so, yes, that's been on since the first time I filled up the car with 93 octane.

 

There is a TSB released regarding the issue with the Car not starting in Cold/Wet weather possibly due to the Relays. Check out the discussion on this forum.

Hope this helps you!

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/09...ump-relay.html

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/09...uel-relay.html

 

No it wouldn't be the maintenance light, it would be the "check engine" light.

 

Then nope, no CEL light. Just the ! cause I have snow tires on the car and not the TPMS wheels.

 

Can you upload a pic of your IP.? I think there is some miscommunication going on here.

The periodic maintenance light should only come on for a few seconds at startup and then go off. This light has to be manually reset after each oil change.

 

Yeah, that light comes on on every start, regardless if I just had an oil change or not.

There is no check engine light that stays on, just the ! telling me the TPMS is missing (steel wheels for winter).

 

it stays on even though you have done an oil change because it must be MANUALLY reset.

 

sounds like the 4th gear shift fork is out by a hair.

Genetix had the same issue, it did require a new tranny.

I hope this isnt the case, but its eerily similar.

 

Im not sure how cold it gets there but in canada we had to get a AWC cold weather flash from the dealer... i never had any issues tho. Just a thought

 

If it happens intermittently like that your going to have to take it to the dealer when it actually has the lost gears. When I lost the even gears I brought the car to the dealership and they couldn't get it to happen again. I had to take the car back home. Then, the next time I lost the odd gears and just drive it straight to the dealer without turning off the car. I got my transmission replaced...after they tried some flashing and failed.

 

I would get the ! service required light in the center with no CEL light on the top of the gauge cluster. And intermittently I would get the CEL light with over 6 codes.